Sagehen Creek Field Station

16 May, 08 AM - 19 May, 05 AM

I would like to set up some experiments for this season on the sagebrush plants in Taylor meadow (uphill of the road). This past year we found that the plants have distinct chemotypes and that communication is more effective between individuals of the same chemotype. We don't know what the chemotypes are about (think human blood types) although the chemotypes are highly heritable. I would like to characterize plants of the different chemotypes to see if they show consistent morphological or ecological traits. I am also interested in testing whether plants are clever enough to respond differently to cues from different levels of herbivore damage. Finally, I am interested in looking for "dialects". Birds apparently respond more strongly to cues from local individuals, suggesting that they use different dialects. I will use cues from potted plants from SNARL and from Sagehen to look for the possibility of dialects for plants.

Visit #36329 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 9784 | Research

Sagebrush Communication

faculty - University of California, Davis

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Rick Karban May 16 - 19, 2014 (4 days)

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Apartment 1 May 16 - 19, 2014